Travel Blogs from Mugla, Turkey

... trued and I got a set of new tires. Not the ones they brought us mind you. Those were terribly thin 'made in Turkey' tires. Instead, they ended up taking the new tires off of a display bike to give us. I wonder what tires they ...

Day 1 - June 15 2007
Home to Icmeler, Turkey
Accommodation - Alinder Hotel
Arrival Airport - Dalamar
Today was always going to be an emotional day but maybe we never realised just how emotional. For the last 7 weeks we have been living wıth Mum and ...

Bus travel today. These roads are long and rough and it seems as though we're getting nowhere. So I bought some tickets last night when Brian's negativity got the better of me. This is a 'problem' we just can't seem to get past. ...

... ruins, some dating back as far as 4,000 BC. The Lycians were pacifists; when Alexander the Great of Mesopotamia plundered Turkey, the Lycians committed mass suicide rather than die at his hand. Numerous ruins are under water and scuba diving is not ...

... a local fish market and each chose a fish. We then had it cooked for us to order. Pretty nice and a fun way to do the local dinner thing for this town. My time here in Turkey is just going by in a flash. On the road again tomorrow to hippie central. ...

... the deep blue Med – the color of the water here is so unique: it is an amazing deep deep blue. This part of Turkey is just a few miles from the some of the Greek islands, and I was last here in 2003. My memories of the color were ...

Dennis and I left Bodrum on the morning of April 11 (Day 107) and caught a direct bus to Marmaris, our night's destination. We were very excited to be on a direct bus, one of life's simple pleasures. We got into Marmaris a couple of hours before Dennis ...

... busses and might "neglect" to tell you about other companies whose services may be more convenient for you. Shop around.
Turkey is a Muslim nation but is in most ways is totally secular. Other than hearing the call to prayer broadcast periodically ...

Tuesday........June? (Nic updating)
Many emotions have passed through our mind since we have arrived. İts been tough.
The last couple of days have passed with us feeling increasingly relaxed and regenerated. İt was with this rejuvination ...

Arrived here midday and it was hot!!! Walked along the lake to a spot for lunch that had lots of different cold fountainas that we all got into and got wet to cool off. Lovely mezze again for lunch among other local tasties. Spent the ...

... though as my ınternet tıme ıs used to keep thıs updated. I hope you are all well. We are plannıng on stayıng here ın Ovacık (near Fethıye ıf you are lookıng on a map) untıl we leave Turkey.
Take care everyone. We mıss you all.
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... Airport to Gatwick where we leave that evening for Tunisia.
I better go but I will include one picture of Brett taken at the Zurich airport on our way to Turkey. She loves pushing the trolleys.
Hope you are all well. Thanks for the emails.
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... in orange and pink. We then splurged on a fancy anniversary dinner at a celebrated Spanish tapas restaurant. (Though expensive for Turkey, it was far cheaper than a similar meal would cost back home.) The restaurant was in the flowering courtyard of an ...

... surged to the front. Eventually we made it through onto the boat and thankfully had a very quick and smooth journey to Mamaris, Turkey.
On arrival we were ushered to a shorter queue for people staying in Turkey, not just day tripping, and made our ...

... us up on it.
So that's it folks. Not much more to say except shhhhhhh, don't tell anyone about Yakakoy or Palamutbuku.
Next Pod, Kas - Turkey.
Love,
Nath and Kat.
Ps. Congrats Jax and Matt on the great news. We're very excited for you ...

... have been an incredible spectacle back in Roman times. So if you are heading this far out of the way on your travels through Turkey it is worth a stop.
Oh yes, bring enough money with you to cover your first night in town and the entrance fee. ...

Finally after 2 days of cycling I feel that we're getting to the Turkey I've been wanting to see. Away from the crowds and the destinations listed in the travel guides. This is what I'm looking for. Sites are nice to see, but I would ...

... weather, turtles, strange Lycian cliff tombs and shmick beaches beckoned so it was good to keep moving further south along Turkey's Mediterranean coast
After a change to a super-comfy bus we were zooming through the rugged countryside. I swear that ...

... to turn left. The lights changed and I made the turn and headed on down the road, only to be stopped by a waiting police car. In Turkey (at this set of lights at least) when you turn left you then have to wait for the red light that the traffic stream you ...

We enjoyed our boat trip with Ali so much that we organised to go out with him again today. We asked to go down river this time so that we could visit the beach called by the boat operators as Turtle Beach because it is another breeding ground for the ...

... in Gundogan. We built sand castles while we were there. The sand was coarse, but smoother than any of the other sand we have seen in Turkey. After that we went to the bakery. I had to take a chance on what kind of cake it was by looking at the top. ...

One day we walked down to the pool. The pool is big and is shaped like the letter P. Alex and I were playing tag where we would jump in the water or walk around the rim of the water trying to get each other. It was my turn to try and evade Alex. It ...

We didn't blog yesterday because we were very busy and got home uncharacteristically late. We were late getting home in a good way. Let me explain.
Yesterday we went to the pool in the morning and met up with Josh's friend Amishay (this is not the ...

It seems like I have a connection for about an hour or two every other day or so. On the other days I'm going to have to take a field trip downtown. Hopefully we can combine shopping and internet into one trip. Since we don't have a whole lot else ...

In the morning we went down to the beach--big surprise. It was pretty quiet down there. Amishay was sleeping in after his big party we heard. Kate had been invited the night before to visit with a girl/woman who just graduated from university in ...

... I should shower. Dogs bark all night and none of them are shaggier than me. Lots of them have big mouths. When you go to Turkey, the barber shops are cheaper and there are no chains or brand names, they are just there and they don't sell you cheesey ...

... for yesterday - Sunday!
We chilled on the beach and visited the stunning Blue Lagoon National Park which you see in every Turkey book or holiday brochure, we were suprised to find when we stepped onto the beach that its actually shingle and pebbles ...

... caught in the wound, I attempted to apply an antiseptic cream to ensure the wound would not get infected.
Chief of Medicine in Turkey:
And then what happened Dr Cormack?
Dr Cormack:
Umm well you see, the bungalow hospital had very low light Sir, ...

... to spend a fair amount of time consulting the dictionary, but we also played with the baby and looked at some of our Turkey travel photos together. The children also gave me some anniversary gifts. Kate negotiated for a salt and pepper set that says, ...

... doing this to me and we are cracking up very much. But mom is still a great mom.
Love,
Alex
Josh: Today on Josh's Turkey Live, we have goofy Turkish TV commercials! We will visit the Cafe Crown Buzz (pronounced Boooz). There is a guy at a bar ...